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TIMES President and First Lady Meet Pope Francis, Establish New Scholarship in His Name WALSH REMEMBERS BROTHER FRANCIS BLOUIN, FIC | RECORD DAY OF GIVING, NEW BUILDING HIGHLIGHT WE BELIEVE CAMPAIGN SUMMER 2017 A PUBLICATION OF WALSH UNIVERSITY WALSH TIMES is published three times a year by the Office of Integrated Marketing & Communications in collaboration with the Office of Advancement and distributed free of charge to alumni and friends of Walsh University. Vice President for Marketing and Communications: President’s Message Teresa Fox Vice President for Advancement: Our 57th academic year was a wonderful time filled with great successes, wonderful student and faculty experiences and new and exciting developments. Why? Simple – We have great people on our Eric Belden campus! Our community culture fosters communication, support, and vision. When that happens, we all move forward. Director of University Relations: As you read through this edition of the Walsh Times, you will see it all. Let me make it easy for you. Andrea McCaffrey I’ll relate some things that happened in this semester alone. It’s a microcosm of how the year went. The International PUSH Conference (Presidents United to Stop Hunger) – 90 universities met on our Director of Alumni Relations: campus to strategize our initiatives to stop hunger. Then, over 200 students, a UN ambassador and Sarah Trescott ’09 & ’13 heads of domestic and international organizations arrived for the annual Hunger Summit. (Walsh hosting it is a rarity. Next year it’s at the University of Illinois). Graphic Designers: Our students sponsored a Dance Marathon and raised over $20,000 for patients at Akron Children’s Shane Brown Hospital. Of course, we hosted a Lenten Retreat. The 42nd Annual Philosophy/Theology Symposium Joshua Steck took place successfully. The Women Who Rock week-long seminar featured outstanding speakers and honorees. Our Lifelong Learning series sponsored two events. The Godspell musical production sold out every performance. Additional Editorial Staff: Kristin Brimfield Oh yes, we held classes, played athletic contests, hosted 430 people at our International Student Dinner, and listened to brilliant Honors Presentations by our students. Steel girders sprouted from the Karen Hodge site of our Global Learning Center, and our We Believe Campaign crept closer to our goal. The Bishop Kathleen Moore McFadden Council of the Knights of Columbus “made our day” with a $500,000 pledge, and we Alex Knight hosted a Topping Out Ceremony to celebrate the end of the first phase of construction for the Global Learning Center. And to cap off this already incredible year, Terie and I had the opportunity to personally meet with Walsh University is an independent, Pope Francis and present him with a Walsh scholarship established in his honor, The Servant of coeducational, Catholic, liberal arts the Servants of God Scholarship. This new scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student who and sciences institution. otherwise could not afford a Walsh education. You get it? It has been a great year – blessed by God with success even as we continue to sow the seeds Founded by the Brothers of of ever greater harvests. Christian Instruction, Walsh University is dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a Richard Jusseaume, President values-based education with an international perspective in the THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Judeo-Christian tradition. Chair: The Honorable Sara Lioi Ronald W. Dees Richard Reichert, MD, ’78 Vice-Chair: E. Jeffrey Rossi Jacqueline Degarmo’74 David Reynolds ’87 Gerard Archambault Roger DeVille ’65 Edward J. Roth, III Change of Address and General Robert F. Belden Denise Domian ’91 Paul L. Ruflin ’76 Correspondence to: Dennis Biery John E. Dowling ’69 Theodore Stults Office of Alumni Relations Bro. Levi Boudreau Timothy Fautsko ’67 Theodore Swaldo 2020 East Maple Street Bro. Daniel Caron A.J. Hyland Bro. Marcel Sylvestre Thomas E. Cecconi Judith Barnes Lancaster Marlene K. Toot ’85 North Canton, OH 44720-3336 Msgr. James Clarke Bro. Jerome Lessard Phone: 330.244.4943 Daniel P. Cunningham’71 Edward A. Mahoney, III ’66 E-mail: [email protected] Frank D’Angelo’85 Carol Miller ’93 Elaine Dalpiaz ’84 The Most Reverend George Murry www.walsh.edu CONTENTS 57 148 178 198 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 7 Walsh Remembers Brother Francis Blouin, FIC 1 Campus News 14 Walsh's Second Fulbright Scholar Erin Loomis ’17 3 Best of the Year 17 Brother Marcel Sylvestre: A Life Dedicated to Service 23 Alumni Notes 19 Record Giving, New Building Highlight We Believe Campaign Continued Success 21 Page to Pen: Walsh Celebrates Newest Offerings by Faculty Authors 5 FEATURE STORY Archbishop Christophe Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to the United States Awarded Honorary Degree at Spring Commencement CAMPUS NEWS Walsh One of Three in Nation Honored for Retention Excellence Walsh University’s student retention efforts have been honored nationally with the prestigious Lee Noel-Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Award for 2017. Walsh received the highest honor, the Gold Award, and is one of only three in the United States to be honored by Ruffalo Noel Levitz, the recognized leader in higher education enrollment and fundraising management solutions. The Retention Excellence Awards program was established to honor the retention achievements of postsecondary institutions throughout North America in areas such as minority retention, academic advising, career development, early detection programs and more. The award is indicative that Walsh’s retention program is a national model to be emulated. Walsh’s Cavalier Connection retention program experienced impressive retention outcomes over the past five years. There was a notable five percent increase from 78.1 percent in 2014 to 83 percent in 2015, which is the highest retention increase in the University’s history and above the national average of 75 percent for a comparable institution. Walsh will be formally recognized at the National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention in Denver, CO, this July. Garage Founders Pass the Torch to New Leadership When The Garage was first launched in 2015, the four student founders envisioned a unique space where students would be encouraged to pursue and work towards their entrepreneurial dreams. Part of that vision was the sustainability of The Garage to remain student-led, with the founders entrusting future generations of entrepreneurs to carry on the legacy. Among the graduates in this year’s class of 2017 were three of the four original founders of The Garage -- Iagos Lucca, Josh Ippolito, and Matt Strobelt. The fourth founder Andrew Chwalik graduated in May 2016 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Since its inception, The Garage has been an incubator for innovation, hosting leaders in the community like Bob Shearer ’74 through the Blueprint Speaker Series, partnering with local companies in market research initiatives and fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship on campus with support of student inspired start-ups. To end a second successful year of programming and new community partnerships, the founders “passed the torch” onto a new Garage leadership team of Maggie Anderson, William Arfaras and Brandyn Neal. This spring, the new leadership team began their duties by spearheading Entrepreneurship Week activities and developing initial plans for next year’s Blueprint Speaker Series. Dr. Douglas Palmer Named Walsh University Provost Walsh University has announced the appointment of Douglas Palmer, Ph.D., as Provost. Dr. Palmer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the University since 2015, will assume the position previously held by Laurence Bove, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, who retired as Walsh’s Provost in May 2016. Dr. Palmer joined Walsh in the fall of 2005 and has served in various roles during his more than 10-year career with the University. Prior to his current position, he served as Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation, Associate Professor of History, Associate Chair and Chair of the Division of Humanities, Special Assistant to the Provost for Global Learning, and Executive Director of Global Learning. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Palmer was instrumental in the development of the Brother Francis Blouin Global Scholars Program in TOP TO BOTTOM: 2012. The Blouin Global Scholars is a living-learning community dedicated to developing Garage Founders pass Torch; International Food students as leaders in service with a global perspective. In 2007, Dr. Palmer also spearheaded Waste and Hunger Summit; Sold-out production of Godspell the launch of Walsh's undergraduate degree program in Museum Studies, the only program of its kind offered in Ohio and throughout the Midwest. 1 ❘ Walsh Times SUMMER 2017 The Knights of Columbus Establishes Endowed Scholarship, Secures Legacy Faculty and Staff Honored Walsh University and The Knights of Columbus, Bishop McFadden Council No. 3777 in North Canton, proudly announce their new partnership and the establishment of a $500,000 for Years of Service endowed scholarship program. This unique gift will establish need-based scholarships to Walsh students and provide The Knights of Columbus with partial use of Walsh’s facilities. Congratulations to the following 53 Walsh faculty The agreement was signed on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Saturday, March 25. and staff members who are celebrating milestone “The establishment of a formal partnership underscores the important relationship between service anniversaries this year. Together, they our two organizations, while providing support for our shared commitment to the Catholic represent 605 years of service and excellence faith,” said Walsh President Richard Jusseaume. “For The Knights of Columbus, this to Walsh University. partnership will strengthen their connection to the local community by creating a more visible presence in North Canton. And for Walsh, the establishment of this scholarship will 5 YEARS Andrew Kim help to provide much needed financial aid for our students as they pursue their academic goals Megan Allen Ute Lahaie and personal development as leaders in service to others.